1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2
Lightly grease your muffin tins.
3
In a medium bowl, mix the flour, salt and baking soda.
4
In a large bowl, beat the sugar and the oil.
5
Add the mashed banana (and/or chocolate chips and/or chopped pecans, if desired) to the sugar/oil mixture
6
Stir in the water and vanilla until incorporated.
7
Add flour mixture, a little at a time and stir until just incorporated.
8
Fill all 12 muffin cups evenly
9
Bake about 30 minutes, until they are golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle of one or two comes out cleanly.
